Reply #12: If I were God...

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and I wanted to select someone to be the leader of a country, I would use my powers to ensure that he or she won by a landslide. That would be my signal of divine annointment. At the very least, I would make sure that my chosen candidate won a legitimate, clearcut electoral victory. By contrast, Bush lost the election to Gore despite his brother's illegal, pre-election purge of the voter rolls.